1/28/2010 @ 6:00PM

Photos: Strangest Olympics Sports In History

Gliding

(Summer, Berlin, 1936)

The non-powered, high-flying sport garnered enough attention and excitement to be slated for a slot in the 1940 games in an official capacity, but those Olympics were canceled due to World War II. Gliding was never again included in the Olympics, for demonstration or otherwise.